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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1992

TSP

CUBIC METER

THE DAILY HONG KONG AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES OF SOZ AND NO2,

260 AND 180

350, 150,

MICROGRAMS

PER

AND RSP ARE RESPECTIVELY.

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED THE HEALTH OF THE

THESE OBJECTIVES ARE COMPARABLE TO AIR QUALITY STANDARDS RECOMMENDED FOR PROTECTING GENERAL PUBLIC.

HIGH LEVELS OF S02

CAUSE RESPIRATORY

ILLNESS,

REDUCED

LUNG

FUNCTION AND INCREASE MORTALITY RATE.

NO2 CAUSES RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, INCREASES SUSCEPTIBILITY RESPIRATORY INFECTION AND IMPAIRS LUNG DEVELOPMENT.

GASEOUS OTHER

TO

POLLUTANTS AND FORMS OF

TSP ACTS SYNERGISTICALLY WITH RSP CAUSES RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, REDUCES LUNG FUNCTION, SOME RSP MAY CAUSE CANCER.

RESPECTIVELY

STATIONS BROADLY TO ROAD LOCATIONS CLOSED

AND COMMERCIAL COMBINED

THE MONG KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAI CHUNG

AT: REPRESENT AIR QUALITY TRAFFIC IN BUILD-UP RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS; AND DISTRICT CLOSED TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS.

URBAN DISTRICT;

OF 11 FIXED AIR QUALITY CURRENTLY THE EPD OPERATES A TOTAL MONITORING STATIONS, INCLUDING THE THREE MENTIONED ABOVE.

PO, TSIM РО AND SHA

THE OTHER EIGHT STATIONS ARE AT KWUN TONG, SHAM SHUI SHA TSUI, TSEUNG KWAN 0, TSUEN WAN, HONG KONG SOUTH, TAI TIN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

FURTHER ENQUIRY CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE ACTING PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE MR W.S. TSUI ON TEL 594 6403.

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